$1,000 Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship. D: Sept 30, 2017

You finish a 140 character personal statement that completes this sentence

I pledge to not text and drive because . . .

The top ten applications will be selected to write a 500 to 1,000 word essay about text while driving. The top essay will receive a $1,000.

Selected criteria from webpage:

“Who may apply: You must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Home schooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.”

DoSomething.Org—No GPA required, only good works—currently, $19,000 up for grabs

DoSomething.Org is for people ages 13-25 and encourages young people to do something, to complete social action through campaigns.

Scholarships and opportunities are ongoing throughout the year, some times as much as $10,000.

From webpage: “That’s right: no essays, no GPA requirements, no recommendations, no applications.

It gets better: You can enter for multiple scholarships right now. If you sign up for and complete all the campaigns listed, you’ll be eligible to win up to $19,000! (Psst…no need to wait until you’re ready for college — we’ll hold on to your award until then!)”

Some of the campaigns:

$5,000 Treat YO Friends Scholarship, D: July 20, 2017

$5,000 Step for Soldiers Scholarship, D: Aug 31, 2017

$5,000 Thumb Wars Scholarship, D: Aug 31, 2017

$1,000 Shower Songs Scholarship, D: July 31, 2017

$1,000 Mirror Messages Scholarship, D: Aug 31, 2017

As one student shared in the earlier Summer Completion Academy, she has already received a $1,000 from finishing one of the Dosomething.org campaigns.